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HENRY D. BOSS, 0F WILLIAMSBRG, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 63,844, dated April 16, 1867.

MPROVED BOOT-JACK.

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Be it known that I, HENRY D. BOSS, of Williamsburg, Kings county, NewYork, have invented a new and useful improvementin Boolhfacksg and I dohereby decla-re that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

The present invention consists in inserting within and around the insideot' thcjaws to a boot-jack, wherein the heel of the boot isplaced to bedrawn oil, a s? ip of India rubber or similar material, to form thebearing surface of the said jaws for .the boo.. heel, whereby itsslipping is entirely prevented, and a most perfect and reliable holdsecured fol-the jack to the boot as it is being drawn off of the footthereby. In the accompanying plate of drawings, my improvement inboot-jacks is illustrated-- l Figure 1 being a top view of a boot-jackhaving it applied thereto and Figure 2.a central section taken in theplane of the line :E x, fig. 1, and in the direction of the lengthv ofthe jack.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A, in the drawings, represents a boot-jack, which, except so far as thepresent invention extends, may be of any ofthe forms or shapes andconstruction now in common use. B, tbejaws to the jack, around and inwhich, forming its inside edge C, is secured in any properwmanner, a.strip, D, of India rubber or other similar material, to constitute thebearing surface or surfaces of the said jaws upon the boot heel. By therubber strip within, and constituting `the bearing surfaces oi' theboot-jack to the heel of the boot when inserted therein for being pulledoff, all slipping of the boot is prevented, and a most firm and reliablehold scoured therefor.

I claim as new, and desireto 'secure by Letters Patenty A boot-jaekhaving the inside .of its jaws provided with an India-rubber bearingsurface for the boot heel inserted therein, 'substantially as andV forthe purpose speciiied.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 11th day ofFebruary, 1867.

HENRY D. BOSS.

Witnesses: I

WM. F. McNAMARA, ALBERT W. BROWN.

